crow

[ kroh ]

/ kroʊ /

verb (used without object), crowed or for 1, (especially British), crew; crowed; crow·ing.

to utter the characteristic cry of a rooster.

to gloat, boast, or exult (often followed by over).

to utter an inarticulate cry of pleasure, as an infant does.

noun

the characteristic cry of a rooster.

an inarticulate cry of pleasure.

Words nearby crow

crouse, croustade, croute, crouton, crouzon's disease, crow, crow blackbird, crow over, crow step, crow's-foot, crow's-nest

Origin of crow

before 1000; Middle English crowen, Old English crāwan; cognate with Dutch kraaien, German krähen; see crow¹

SYNONYMS FOR crow

2 vaunt, brag.

OTHER WORDS FROM crow

crow·er, nouncrow·ing·ly, adverb

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Examples from the Web for crowed

In August 2011, John Boehner crowed “I got 98 percent of what I wanted.”
Who’s Winning the ‘Fiscal Cliff’|Daniel Gross|November 12, 2012|DAILY BEAST
"No one has as big a megaphone as I have," Krugman crowed to Newsweek.
The 2009 Daily Beast Political Awards|Samuel P. Jacobs|December 23, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The paper dubbed him “King of All Media,” and he crowed that he had learned his gift of speech from “masters of soundbites.”
Meet the 'You Lie' Guy|Samuel P. Jacobs|September 10, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Then the epaulets changed to a pair of roosters with flaming red combs, that flapped their wings and crowed.
The Drummer Boy|John Trowbridge

Right den a old rooster what he had stole up and crowed so loud it seemed lak Gabriel's trumpet on Judment Day.
Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves|Work Projects Administration
Before he composed himself to rest, he flapped his wings three times and crowed loudly.
The sop for Children|sop
He sprang aloft, cracked his heels together as before and crowed insultingly; then he subsided into silence.
The Prodigal Judge|Vaughan Kester
But the baby had seen me, and held out its little hand and crowed.
Daisy|Miranda Eliot Swan

British Dictionary definitions for crowed (1 of 3)

Crow

/ (krəʊ) /

noun

plural Crows or Crow a member of a Native American people living in E Montana

the language of this people, belonging to the Siouan family

British Dictionary definitions for crowed (2 of 3)

crow¹

/ (krəʊ) /

noun

any large gregarious songbird of the genus Corvus, esp C. corone (the carrion crow) of Europe and Asia: family Corvidae . Other species are the raven, rook, and jackdaw and all have a heavy bill, glossy black plumage, and rounded wingsSee also carrion crow Related adjective: corvine

any of various other corvine birds, such as the jay, magpie, and nutcracker

any of various similar birds of other families

offensive an old or ugly woman

short for crowbar

as the crow flies as directly as possible

eat crow US and Canadian informal to be forced to do something humiliating

stone the crows stone

Word Origin for crow

Old English crāwa; related to Old Norse krāka, Old High German krāia, Dutch kraai

British Dictionary definitions for crowed (3 of 3)

crow²

/ (krəʊ) /

verb (intr)

(past tense crowed or crew) to utter a shrill squawking sound, as a cock

(often foll by over) to boast one's superiority

(esp of babies) to utter cries of pleasure

noun

the act or an instance of crowing

Derived forms of crow

crower, nouncrowingly, adverb

Word Origin for crow

Old English crāwan; related to Old High German krāen, Dutch kraaien

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Idioms and Phrases with crowed

crow

In addition to the idiom beginning with crow

crown jewels
crow over

also see:

as the crow flies
eat crow

crow

verb (used without object), crowed or for 1, (especially British), crew; crowed; crow·ing.

noun

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Origin of crow

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Examples from the Web for crowed

British Dictionary definitions for crowed (1 of 3)

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British Dictionary definitions for crowed (2 of 3)

noun

Word Origin for crow

British Dictionary definitions for crowed (3 of 3)

verb (intr)

noun

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Word Origin for crow

Idioms and Phrases with crowed